Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct recorded their first Midlands / North League Division 2 win of the season at Gin Pit on Sunday, beating Hull 86-63. On a hot, sunny day, A & T were inspired by their two new Polish signings, who were simply tremendous. 19 years old Tomasz Wlodarczyk, from Czestochowa, raced unbeaten by an opponent and formed a strong pairing with captain Damien Hack, who also raced unbeaten by an opponent. 18 years old Przemek Binkowski, from Torun, won his last three races, after an unfortunate start which saw him slip whilst well ahead in heat 3 and then suffer a gate exclusion in a four times re-run heat 6. His winning time of 42.72 seconds in the last race was easily the fastest of the day and just 0.9 seconds off the long standing track record. Veteran Steve Mills put in a great performance, dropping just two points to an opponent, with a fine score from Mark Wylie, who won two races.

Hull restricted A & T to a three points lead after heat 6, but then the home side pulled away to win convincingly. Andy Schofield, Andy Moody, Chris Cooke and Darren Spencer all won a race each for the Humbersiders.

Midlands / North League Division 2 match score:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 86 Kingston Cycles / Hull 63.

A & T scorers:

Tomasz Wlodarczyk 17 (plus 3 bonus), Damien Hack 17 (3), Steve Mills 16 (2), Mark Wylie 15, Przemek Binkowski 14 (1), Becky Heslop 7.

Hull scorers:

Andy Schofield 13, Andy Moody 10 (1), Darren Spencer 10, Chris Cooke 9, Paul Beharrel 8 (2), Rob Goff 7 (1), Ben Moody 4, Andy Angel 2.

In the 2nd team challenge that followed, A & T took the lead with a 6-3 in heat 3. Astonishingly, the other nine of the first ten races finished as 5-5 drawn heats. Hull then took control in the last three races to run out 68-60 winners. For Hull, Ben Moody, Andy Angel, Rob Goff and Chris Cooke all raced unbeaten, whilst Marvin Kinlock was A & T's only race winner in heat 3.

2nd Team Challenge match score:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 60 Kingston Cycles / Hull 68.

A & T scorers:

Marvin Kinlock 14 (plus 1 bonus), Lee Wood 13, John Nuttall 9 (2), David Greenough 9 (2), Roy Heslop 8 (1), Chris Heslop 7 (3).

Hull scorers:

Andy Angel 16, Ben Moody 15 (1), Rob Goff 11 (1), Chris Cooke 8, Mark Goff 7, Matt Beharrel 7, Kieran Moody 4, Simon Ellitt 0.